Haiku Number Two Don’t discount silence

open.substack.com/pub/bradleyh...

A Disturbing Mystery (Part Three) Read Part Two here : https://open.substack.com/pub/bradleyhurt/p/a-gruesome-discovery-part-two?r=1hufwb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

substack.com/@bradleyhurt...

Escapees (Part One) Nervous birds filled the crisp morning air with their songs, communicating back and forth in frantic strings of notes.

substack.com/@bradleyhurt...

Part One of my second flash fiction project is live on Substack!

I finished writing a multi-part fiction piece on Substack today. It really took me for a ride. Now I’ll take a short break before embarking on my next adventure

Bird is the word

The press can’t be held responsible for the face his momma gave him 😂

Releasing the feelings
Tangled up in bursts of expectorated words
Bursts of passion explode from the soul
Momentary levity results… relief, freedom
Scabbing over a wound that keeps reopening
Expression is healthy and necessary
But true healing depends on the reception
#poetry

The Silence After Poem The silence after is evident

open.substack.com/pub/bradleyh...

A new poem is up on my Substack

Bradley Hurt | Substack Former sportswriter now writing poetry and short fiction in my spare time. This page will feature mostly flash fiction pieces on various subjects, as well as poetry. Click to read Bradley Hurt, a Subs...

My Substack is going to feature short fiction pieces as well as original poetry. Subscribe for free today!

bradleyhurt.substack.com

The Gift of Music No one batted an eye at the silence, even at the busiest time of day.

I have started a second project on my Substack. Be sure to check out the entirety of my first one while you’re there! #writingcommunity

substack.com/@bradleyhurt...

You know he’s lying because he doesn’t have true friends

The Portrait The portrait hung slightly crooked upon a rusty nail.

open.substack.com/pub/bradleyh...

It’s scary how quickly it has deteriorated now that it’s “acceptable” for some people to show how hateful they truly are.

“It’s dangerous to call a murderer a murderer”. Just more gaslighting from an administration that is so far into an alternate reality it’s beyond scary

Finch - Your New Self-Care Best Friend Finch - Your New Self-Care Best Friend

If anyone uses the Finch self-care app, I would love to connect! #selfcare #finchapp

finch.go.link/kSk4s?adj_la...

#poetry

And so an opportunity fades
Potential once promising loses its luster
The victim of pointless bluster
Aimless and inept
A useful secret kept
From the one who seeks it
Feelings of doubt break the dam
They have gathered against lying in wait
Merciless flooding ensues, drowning out hope
Of growth

When the world rains down on you
Stand up
Shake off
When times press down on you
Stand up
Show out
When you feel not enough
Go on
Be you
Stand up
Shine on

#poetry

They got what they voted for. So sad.

Definitely a cult

That’s the plan. It’s a coup

Probably should have stopped at the red light

The banning of THC is my villain origin story #lockmeup

That obituary needs to hurry up

Ego and deflection

Hectalex | bradhurt2003's story for July 10, 2025 Chad knew his parents would always take care of him. They told him everyday just how much they loved him, and he believed it. But one thing bothered him. Every night, they would tuck him into bed with...

hectalex.com/story/533 #writingcommunity

😆 That would be the perfect description of a cat!

Sneaky and cunning you creep
On a bright day with no need for disruption
Callously you plot your attack
An ambush of the worst kind
You strike, swiping the potential of the day
And dashing it on the rocks of your deviousness
#poetry

This is a very good question.

@meta banning a reliable source of information like @tnholler presumably because the truth is uncomfortable for a lot of people is peak 2025 American behavior #censorship